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A physician’s checklist for preparing for data gathering under the Sunshine Act

While pharmaceutical and medical device companies have the heaviest weight to carry when it comes to collecting data under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (PDF) beginning August 1, there are a few steps physicians can also take to prepare for the implementation of the rule.

The nearly 300-page document issued by the Department of Health and Human Services in February requires medical product manufacturers to report data annually on payments and gifts given to physicians. To (hopefully) prevent conflicts of interest, that data will become public in a searchable database on the web beginning in the fall of next year.

by Deanna Pogorelc

Full Story: http://medcitynews.com/2013/04/a-physicians-checklist-for-preparing-for-the-sunshine-act/

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